The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-22

heavy wind prevailed yesterday al
Crescent, q town ten miles north OF
here, and q hotel with sixteen inmates
was blown down. Mrs. Clementina
Arnold and her ten-year-old daughter
were killed. All the others were badly
injured.
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
| AUGUSTA, Me-, Dec. 15.-The super
Tor court of Kennebee county has de-
clared the law making the payment
OF a United States special tax as q
liquor seller prima facie evidence that
the party paying such tax Is q saloon
keeper, and therefore a public
nuisance. to be unconstitutional.
GOV. BODEWELL DEAD.
HALLowELL, Me-, Dec. 15.-Gov-
ernor BOdewell died this morning. His
lungs, caused from exposure and over
work.
NO nGMEDIATE DANGER.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 14.-There was
q change for the worse in Mr.. Pow
derly's condition last night and he be-
came so restless he could not obtain
any sleep. Not until this morning did
he pass into a sound sleep. from which
he had not awakened at noon, when
your correspondent visited his house.
His family is feeling very much alarm
ed and physicians have been summoned
to the sick mans bedside. The
doctors treasured the family by saving
that there was no immediate danger,
ali the patient needed was absolute
quiet and careful treatment.
EXTENSIVE FIRE.
PoCAHoNTAs, Tenn, Dec. 14.-Fire
late last night destroyed the greater
as follows: G.. w. Garrett, 81, 900; G..
d. Tippler, 5000; j. L. Ressan, 81 600;
DR.. Irbya 5000; w: G.. Tippler,
Thomas Shea and Phillips and Hunt
$500 each. No insurance.
BURNED THEIR BISCUITS.
PTrrsBURG, Dec. 14.-The Hope
Cracker and Biscuit works of A. r.
Speer, East street, Allegheny, were
totally destroyed at 1:30 O'Clock this
mixing room on the third floor. The
loss is S25, 600; insurance, S15, 900.
DIPTHERIA EPIDEMIC.
CATLIN, Ill, Dec. 14.-Diptheria is
now raging in this county. The schools
at this place will be closed to-day until
January LIST. Over 100 deaths from
this disease were reported in this coun-
ty last week.
BUFFALO, Dec. 14.-Steven Reiman,
builder and planning mill owner, made
general assignment this morning to
Gregory Ducro. The preferences foot
up $50, 1000.
THE IVES CASE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Henry s..
Ives was arraigned this afternoon in
the Tombs police court charged with
stealing 500, 900 from the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton Railroad.
. Julius Dexter, President of the road,
was examined. He testified that Ives
had never accounted for the S1OO, 900
draft in question. Mr.. Dexter said he
had been an officer of the company only
since August IL. He owned two
shares of stock, which had been trans
ferred to him by Ives, who controlled
seven-eighths OF the stock of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton 8 Dayton. He could
not be positive that Ives had not noti-
fed the treasurer of the draft trans
action. When Ives threatened to en-
join him from raising the Eavens loan
he threatened to proceed against him
crimina1ly. The witness was now
prosecuting without authority of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton s. Dayton. An
examination of the books showed that
on June 5th Ives loaned to Robert
Garrett 100000. The 100000 was
charged to Ives as trustee.
Mr.. johnson, counsel for Ives, moved
TO have the case dismissed on the
ground of want of evidence, and JUS
tice Kilbreth took the papers.
ELECTION RIOT IN MEXICO.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-Advices from
Jamanave, in the southern part of the
state of Tamaulipas, state that there
was a riot during the election Sunday
One of the parties opened the polls
when the other began the fight. AT
each Of the polls there was pitched
battle, and the ballot boxes were over
turned or destroyed. Eight men were
killed and over forty wounded. The
result is that the old mayor will hold
over for another term.
$40, 600 GOES UP IN FLAMES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Flames die
SO 600 damage tonight to the tenants
of the six-story brick building, No. 81
Mercer street, occupied by clothierE
and dry goods dealers. Immediately
afterwards fire was discovered at No
AT Broadway, occupied by @. F
Lauer, notions, and David Marks
Son, wholesale clothing. Damage Il
the amount of 500, 600 was done.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
CHICAGO, Dec. l5.-Anton Sohmer, {;
Bohemian, who has been separated
from his wife for about two years, me-
her this morning at the door of hel
house and without a word drew a re-
volver and shot her in the head, inflict
/ q udHRCLOuo WOuuO. I1C DnOA
placed the revolver to his own head
fired twice and dropped dead.
FOUNDRY BURNED.
| HALIFAX, N. s., Dec. 15.-W
Symonds & Co.'s foundry was entirell
consumed this morning, together will
four buildings containing the entirI
equipment of the establishment. Loss
$50 600; insurance, $1,000.
MRS. ASTOR BURIED.
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of the late Mrs. John Jacob Astor tool
place this morning from Trinit!
chapel.
FOUND HUNG.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 16-Jose Maria Con
tressiS and Gerado CasaS. recentl
found hung near the Ringgold Bar
racks reservation across the river il
Texas, had been captured near Com
argo by government troops, placed il
jail and then released, as nothing wa
known against them. Later, their tru
char acter becoming known, search wa
made for them, but they could not b
found. They had either crossed tn
river and been captured by vigilantS
or those of this side had gobbled theI
up, taken them over and hung them.
PROFESSOR ASSAULTED.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 16.-Rev. d.
, Basil, the manly professor in the BaI
|, fist Theological Seminary, of thi
city, was assaulted by two maske
! men as he was returning to his HON
: in the suburbs at dusk yesterday, an
probably fatally injured, the purpos
; of the men being robbery.
BERNAL BANDITS SHOT.
NoGALEs, A. T. Dec. lett wa
learned late last night that ii
! scouting party sent to Cienji in scare
of the Bernal bandits, found thrt
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near Chacala, and shot them.
Dun's Weekly ReVlsvV.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-R. G. Dun
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